The popular battle royale game, Fortnite, has clearly left its mark among other survival and battle royale games. It has attracted millions of players across multiple platforms and the recent return of the game's star, coinciding with the start of the events of the first season of Chapter Four.

Game developer Epic is facing a class action lawsuit in Canada for allegedly addicting fans to the video game. Three parents have sued the game's publisher and developer for allegedly causing their children to become addicted to the game, similar to drug addiction.

They indicated that their children are exposed to the same physical and psychological symptoms as their children, such as headaches and back pain, as well as significant social unrest, according to Sky News and TRT News.

A ruling issued Wednesday authorizing the conclusion of the case indicated that one of the three minors mentioned was a person with cyber addiction, while another, 13 at the time, played 7,781 games over two years, spending less than three hours playing per day, and sometimes continuing to play until midnight. The plaintiff claimed that the game also encourages excessive spending.

The game is known to be free-to-play. However, it also contains a considerable amount of content and purchasable items, such as costumes, accessories, dances, and more, through a specific currency known as V-Bucks.

a guest lawyer Jean Philip Caron The petitioners explained in an interview with Agence France-Presse that one of the children in question spent more than six thousand Canadian dollars, equivalent to approximately four thousand US dollars. He also stated that he was the victim of a scam. He emphasized that he is fully confident and satisfied with the expected legal results, considering that the evidence is convincing and supports all the cases he handles.

The three parents and their defense attorneys are demanding moral and material damages from the publisher and developer, as well as restitution of their payments, specifically the amounts spent by underage players on purchases. Epic representatives maintain that the evidence is insufficient. They point out that there is no expert report, no medical report diagnosing addiction… or a study focused on the harmful effects of video games.

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Now, the game developer will have to defend itself in Quebec's provincial courts over the coming months. It faces charges of developing and marketing a dangerous and harmful product, failing to address the risks of gambling, and causing harm to minors through its payment system.

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